Bosses admit fat a hiring factor

Well, if you are fat in Australia, you will get a hard time finding a job. Statistically "proven", of course.


"MORE than one in three Australians are reluctant to hire an obese person.

A national survey, conducted by leading human resources firm Talent2 and involving nearly 2000 respondents, found employers are worried about how a clinically obese person would perform in the job.

The study, which anonymously took in employees from all levels of the corporate ladder and across all industries, showed only 44 per cent would not be hesitant to employ an obese person.

But 36 per cent were concerned about how the excess weight would have an impact on workplace productivity.

Nearly half of all participants believed overweight people took a higher number of sick days, and almost 40 per cent said fat employees didn't present well at high-level client meetings. "

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